Merry Christmas!

The tree as it is (at least for the moment!). It is ever-changing, because Hannah is constantly rearranging ornaments. You'll notice that her favorite place to hang them is on the bottom left, where the branches are sagging from the weight of the many ornaments that she's put there.

Thank you to whomever gave Mason this ornament. We called both the company that made it and shipped it to get a name of the purchaser, and we were unable to do so. They kept telling us that we needed to tell them who sent it for them to give any information....well, that's the only information we wanted, so we don't know who sent this. Thank you, and please let us know if it was you!

As Christmas draws closer and closer, packages have been arriving to be placed under the tree. Hannah has declared herself the little elf who delivers the packages to the tree. AND, not only do they go under the tree, but they are carefully positioned beneath the Christmas tree skirt! She her in action below.

My littlest Handsome

Another thing Hannah liked doing, was taking the packages out from where she had carefully placed them, and show them ornaments.

Occasionally, she would just take "a little peek" into the gift bags.

I kid you not, Hannah called Unc B the other morning. He called back (she likely hung up) and carried on a several-minute-long conversation with him. Looks like she could be a little receptionist.

Storing the presents under the tree

Thought I should grab this shot while they were both wearing festive colors. You'll notice that Mason's hat would not stay on him....

Two smiles! Happy holidays!

When asked to smile, Hannah does this gritting of the teeth and averts her eyes from the camera. She is, however a very proud older sister, even when the smile is forced.

Ho ho ho, Santa, Baby.

Mom, you made me look like a candy cane!

Kristi, this is Hannah showing you your gift through the phone. I wrote some great quotes down as this conversation was transpiring. Please enjoy what Hannah said to Auntie Kristi on the phone:

"I have you on seeker (speaker)"
"Is Zelda doing fine?"
"I love you"
"I have to go tickle the Christmas tree right now."
"I'm going to show you your present." (see image above)
"I don't know, but I love it when you talk."

Hi, Santa! I promise, I have been a good little girl.

A kiss for Santa

Hannah has not yet had a hair cut...I've been avoiding it, simply because I love the curls and have heard that she could lose them forever.

Speaking of Mason: "Just an itty bitty little guy!"

Still sleeping...